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From: Bela Lubkin <belal@sco.com>
Subject: Re: defbootstr | SCO OpenServer 5.06
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:08:28 GMT
References: <8594ba46.0308180913.510b9a34@posting.google.com> <3f415d3a@dnews.tpgi.com.au> <8594ba46.0308190549.3f5186c6@posting.google.com> <3f42b264@dnews.tpgi.com.au> <8594ba46.0308210608.7aeba16d@posting.google.com> 

Perry Whelan wrote:

> Using the *latest BTLD from Compaq, I got the following boot string to
> work:
> 
> defbootstr link="ad160 ciss" hd=Sdsk Sdsk=ciss0 Srom=wd(0,0,0,0)
> Stp=ad160(1,0,2,0) ramdisk=fd(60)/ramdisk.Z

The string "Sdsk=ciss0" is incorrect syntax; I'm surprised it doesn't
actually cause a panic.  Ok, from the source I can see that this should
have produced the message:

  SCSI boot option(s) ignored: Bad parameter count

That means you do not need an "Sdsk=" string at all.  If you really
wanted to specify it (even though it's unnecessary extra typing), you
would need to use correct syntax of "Sdsk=ciss(0,0,0)" or
"Sdsk=ciss(0,0,0,0)".

> What concerns me is: while the Compaq ML-350 has OpenServer 5.06 in
> its support matrix, the HP Smart Array 641 has OpenServer 5.06a; we
> are using OpenServer 5.06 (not 5.06a).  I'm hoping that in the future
> we aren't going to run into problems as a result; we're technically
> now using an unsupported OS over a mass-storage controller, on a
> hardware system that has our OS within its support matrix (using
> hardware that does not).
> 
> Thank a lot HPaq...

I think that OpenServer 5.0.6 (without rs506a) is also technically
unsupported by SCO.  The Release Supplement is basically required
equipment.  Certainly if you run into any problem that requires a
support call, either SCO or Compaq's support people are going to want
you to _start_ by installing rs506a.

>Bela<

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